India, Feb. 10 -- While the Indian Railways (IR) is celebrating 100 years of the first electricity-powered train journey between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Kurla on February 3, 1925, the 100-year-old car shed at Kurla, which played a pivotal role in the journey, is transforming the way railway staff are trained to maintain Mumbai's local trains.

In a first for the IR, the car shed has adopted a Virtual Reality (VR) based training system for repairing coaches, which is currently undergoing testing and is expected to go live later this month. The beta version of the system is currently on display at the exhibition at CSMT to mark the centenary.

VR for coach maintenance

Built in 1925, the Kurla car shed is located on ...